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Russian military planes carrying medics and equipment fly to devastated Italy to help combat Covid-19 pandemic (VIDEO)

Posted on March 22, 2020March 22, 2020By Editor

Four of the nine military transport planes prepared by Russia to deliver help to Italy in its desperate fight against the Covid-19 infection have departed an air base near Moscow. … Read More >Russian military planes carrying medics and equipment fly to devastated Italy to help combat Covid-19 pandemic (VIDEO)

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Putin offers to send medical personnel & equipment to help Italy contain coronavirus outbreak

Posted on March 22, 2020March 22, 2020By Editor

Russia is set to send teams of doctors, protective gear and medical equipment to Italy to help fight the Covid-19 pandemic in the country. It follows an appeal by Italian PM Giuseppe Conte during a phone call with Vladimir Putin. … Read More >Putin offers to send medical personnel & equipment to help Italy contain coronavirus outbreak

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Italy reports record number of new coronavirus deaths, with 627 in one day

Posted on March 20, 2020March 20, 2020By Editor

The Covid-19 death toll in Italy has soared, with 627 patients dying of the illness overnight. The increase is by far the largest daily rise since the virus first appeared in the country over a month ago. … Read More >Italy reports record number of new coronavirus deaths, with 627 in one day

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Martial law? Lombardy enlists military to enforce lockdown as Italy’s hardest-hit region continues to reel from Covid-19

Posted on March 20, 2020March 20, 2020By Editor

Lombardy has announced that the Italian military will work to ensure that residents are complying with a quarantine to stop the spread of coronavirus. Efforts to contain the virus have been unsuccessful, officials said. … Read More >Martial law? Lombardy enlists military to enforce lockdown as Italy’s hardest-hit region continues to reel from Covid-19

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Convoy of Italian army trucks haul away corpses as local crematorium flooded with coronavirus dead (VIDEO)

Posted on March 19, 2020March 19, 2020By Editor

The Italian military has been called in to help transport dead bodies as the northern city of Bergamo reels from the ongoing coronavirus epidemic. The city’s crematorium is reportedly now working around-the-clock. … Read More >Convoy of Italian army trucks haul away corpses as local crematorium flooded with coronavirus dead (VIDEO)

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China sending one MILLION masks & gloves to France following shipment to crisis-hit Italy

Posted on March 18, 2020March 18, 2020By Editor

China is shipping one million surgical masks and gloves to France as it struggles to contain the coronavirus, with Europe becoming the new focal point of the global pandemic. … Read More >China sending one MILLION masks & gloves to France following shipment to crisis-hit Italy

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It took Italian doctors days & an emergency to check her cough, and she still doesn’t know if she has Covid-19

Posted on March 17, 2020March 17, 2020By Editor

As the EU belatedly recommends member nations seal their borders, Italy is on the frontline of the fight against coronavirus. RT talked to a student in Milan who became a witness – and almost a collateral victim – of this fight. … Read More >It took Italian doctors days & an emergency to check her cough, and she still doesn’t know if she has Covid-19

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Russia closes its border to Italian citizens & anyone coming from Italy, to help stop spread of Covid-19

Posted on March 13, 2020March 13, 2020By Editor

Italian citizens and any persons traveling from Italy have been banned from entering Russia, starting from midnight on Friday. With 1,016 dead and 15,000 infected, Italy remains the European country hardest hit by coronavirus. … Read More >Russia closes its border to Italian citizens & anyone coming from Italy, to help stop spread of Covid-19

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Italians won’t eat ‘smooth’ pasta. Westerners won’t eat Chinese food. Coronavirus panic spreads to culinary preferences

Posted on March 12, 2020March 12, 2020By Editor

With global panic buying in full swing, Italians have set up a fanpage to defend the one item still not flying off shelves: ‘Smooth’ pasta. Meanwhile, panicked Westerners are snubbing Chinese food — but pizza is still on the menu. … Read More >Italians won’t eat ‘smooth’ pasta. Westerners won’t eat Chinese food. Coronavirus panic spreads to culinary preferences

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WATCH Bologna prison BURN as wave of inmate riots hit quarantined Italy

Posted on March 10, 2020March 10, 2020By Editor

Infuriated by coronavirus safety measures put forward by the authorities, numerous prisoners took over a penitentiary in Bologna, setting it ablaze. The takeover comes as riots have engulfed other prisons across the country. … Read More >WATCH Bologna prison BURN as wave of inmate riots hit quarantined Italy